How To Create Windows Installer MSI - .Net Core Wix

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Strong rec Mikołaj · 2021-12 · Stack Overflow · on “Windows service NOT shown in add remove programs under control panel”

For WiX it was very hard for me to find a really useful written article. The best introduction (with proper project harvesting) for me is this video: [this video]

Strong rec Lipcsey József · 2022-08 · Stack Overflow · on “How to create .msi installer with WiX”

What worked for me best, was this fantastic tutorial video: [this video] Its best selling points for me was independent of visual studio version it describes deploying a .NET (Core) app also it focuses on what an average app's installer should be capable of (including heat, icon, background image and banner) you don't have to learn another layer on wix it gives you good practices on easy package generation and future maintenance it gives an installer project template which you can reuse: [LINK]

Recommends Jacek Blaszczynski · 2017-10 · Stack Overflow · on “How to create MSI installer for ASP.NET Core application using Wix Toolset”

First concentrate on creating well working msi installer for ASP.NET application only - point 4 - and perhaps just use self hosting app. This would significantly simplify deployment as one of he prerequisites (.NET Core) does not have to be bootstrapped - you remove point 1 of todo list. I understand that at this point you should be capable to install you ASP.NET app into IIS. Tutorials and articles which may be useful for this part are: Creating a WiX installer for ASP.NET Web Applications [LINK] Packaging a self-contained .NET Core app for Windows Installer [LINK] How To Create Windows Installer MSI - .Net Core Wix - video [this video] The next steps would be to learn how to install prerequisit

Recommends Mohit Bora · 2018-06 · Stack Overflow · on “Create msi of asp.net web api core 2.0 project”

I solved this by creating an msi using Wix. I watched this Video [this video] and followed its instruction. For creating windows service I used NSSM, I copied nssm.exe as a part of installer. used the following command: nssm install service-name For creating service automatically I used the CustomAction of WiX.

Recommends Artifix · 2019-11 · Stack Overflow · on “How to create .msi installer for self contained console app Visual Studio C#”

Was able to complete the process with the Wix toolset recommendation. thx for the comments pointing me to a good tool. The documentation is a bit much for a biginner. Found a good tutorial however on youtube. He goes through very detailed explanation and does it from scratch. Though I'd share incase anyone else runs into this question. Was able to create the msi and deploy as needed. How To Create Windows Installer MSI (for .Net Core Wix): [this video] WiX quick start tips [LINK] (ad-hoc list)

Recommends Dannon · 2020-02 · Stack Overflow · on “Is the WiX Toolset not designed for deploying C++ projects?”

I have been referencing the following tutorial [this video] for creating a Setup Project for WiX v3, however, most WiX tutorials on the internet are targeting a C# application as its base project. I am currently building a Visual C++17 Win32 application that I want to deploy (i.e. create a setup *.msi installer) using WiX, given how powerful WiX is. Unfortunately, adding a reference to my C++ project yields a yellow bang exclamation point: [LINK] Moreover, when trying to reference an icon file, for example, in the Product.wxs file using $(var.TimeTrack.ProjectDir)\TimeTrack.ico reports that it is an " undefined predecessor variable ." I have tried unloading the WiX Setup Project and tried validat

Recommends Dean Friedland · 2020-08 · Stack Overflow · on “How to create installer for ASP.NET Core / Angular web app?”

Sorry. Just got back from vacation. One other question. I am selecting your answer as correct but I am going to go the Wix route unless you think your idea is better. Is there a reason your way is better than using the Wix Toolset? I was looking at this tutorial... [this video]

Recommends Coolicky · 2020-12 · Stack Overflow · on “How to create installer for revit addin?”

You can always use Wix Installer Toolset. Wix Website [LINK] Wix Plugin for Visual Studio [LINK] Very Informative Youtube Tutorial [this video] Book [LINK] It will require some learning how to do it efficiently, but once you learn how to use Wix you will be able to quickly create Installation packages.

Recommends Cflux · 2022-04 · Stack Overflow · on “WiX dotnet publish Cant find csproject file”

I'm new to WiX and I'm trying to follow this tutorial [this video] on publishing a .msi file (I'm at 1h and 20m into the video)and every time I try to run the dotnet publish from my visual studio project file which has an Exec Command line in it, I get this error: Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State Error The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002) HelloWorld.Installer light.exe 0 Here is the complete output dotnet publish ..\HelloWorld\HelloWorld.csproj -c Debug -r win-x86 1> Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 17.0.0+c9eb9dd64 for .NET 1> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 1> Determining projects to restore... 1

Cites Stein Åsmul · 2014-07 · Stack Overflow · on “MSI vs nuget packages: which are is better for continuous delivery?”

Ad-Hoc : How do I avoid common design flaws in my WiX / MSI deployment solution? [LINK] a very messy and less-than-ideal ad-hoc summary of common problems found in MSI files. Not great. Better than nothing? The stuff that is not in the books (too messy). Important Topic : How do I avoid distributing sensitive information in my MSI by accident? [LINK] Need For Speed : WiX Quick Start Short Version [LINK] WiX & MSI : MSI is the accepted corporate application standard. It has some major corporate benefits [LINK] ( and the short, concise version [LINK] ) compared to legacy deployment techniques. WiX is the new open source way to create MSI files. Wix Toolset Download [LINK] ( 1) Main WiX setup,